Federal regulators are set to re-propose Basel III capital requirements for large banks. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Michael Barr will recommend eliminating a proposed 20% risk-weighting add-on for mortgages.

Harris reiterates housing plan at debate; Trump vows to prohibit mortgages for undocumented residents; CFPB plans open banking rule for mortgages; Rocket to rebrand.

Housing finance aficionados may doubt Fannie and Freddie will ever exit conservatorship, but that doesn’t stop them from telling you what that exit would look like.

The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 calls for the end of the GSE conservatorships and a dramatically reduced role for the Fed.

With Kamala Harris now the frontrunner to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee, industry experts ponder how closely her housing strategy might mirror that of the current administration.

Fitch Ratings sees relatively smooth sailing for residential MBS this year while times are tough in the CMBS market, and the worst could be yet to come.

Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi said movement in interest rates will be tied to how well deficit reduction is addressed by the next administration.

If former President Donald Trump is re-elected, there could be some drastic changes to the federal government’s involvement in the housing market, according to speakers at a Bipartisan Policy Center conference.

Panelists spoke Tuesday at an event hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center.

As the Trump campaign gathers steam, investors seem to believe that means the GSEs are more likely to be released from conservatorship.